Where does “आजानुबाहु” come from?

आजानुबाहु (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit बाहु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

आजानुबाहु (Sanskrit): having arms long enough to reach the knees (believed to be a mark of greatness; most commonly applied to Rāma)

Definitions

  1. having arms long enough to reach the knees (believed to be a mark of greatness; most commonly applied to Rāma)

Ancestry of “आजानुबाहु”, step by step

आजानुबाहु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit बाहु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबाहुthe arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow...
2Proto-Indo-AryanbaHźʰúṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

via Sanskrit आजानु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआजानु—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ →